China Consults on 11 Packaging Material Standards in Pharmacopoeia

Jul. 15th, 2022
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On July 13, the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) Commission released the drafts of 3 general chapters and 8 determination methods of rubber closures as pharmaceutical packaging materials. The draft is currently under consultation until August 13. Before that, comments on the general chapters can be sent to xujun@shpmcc.com and opinions on the testing methods can be sent to jiangyan@scsyjs.org.

General Chapters
5200 Rubber Closures for Pharmaceutical Packaging
5201 Rubber Closures for Packaging Injections
5202 Rubber Closures for Packaging Oral Dosage Forms
Determination Methods
4204 Determination of Extractables and Leachables of Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials
4206 Determination of Insoluble Particles in Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials
4214 Determination of Metal Elements and Ions in Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials
4219 Determination of Volatile Sulfide in Rubber Closures
4220 Determination of Ash Content in Rubber Closures
4221 Determination of Water Content in Rubber Closures
4222 Determination of Silicone Oil on the Surface of Rubber Closures
4223 Determination of Special Residues of Silicone Rubber Closures

If you need English versions of the drafts, please contact BaiPharm for translation service. BaiPharm can also provide the translation of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020 Edition‘s Standards covering

  • active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, packaging materials;
  • finished dosage forms of chemical drugs and biological products;
  • testing methods;
  • guidelines, etc.

Reprinted from: ChemLinked